Anyone using Gimp or other free Software

[f16sunshine]

I have a chance to take a friends old and abandoned iBook G4 for some upcoming travel. It's a blessing as my usual laptop is a new expensive and large MBP17". The g4 has 50gb of storage available which will be handy. I wonder if anyone has used Gimp or similar. There does not seem to be much available on this short timeline for this computer in terms of editing software. I will download DNG's from my M8 and CR2 files from my 5Deisel2.
Please make any suggestions you may have. I leave on Monday. Ordering an old version of PS elements from ebay and the like is out of the question at this point. Thanks for your replies

[raid]

My students who cannot afford PS use GIMP. It works well.

[dct]

Apart from RAW processing (RAWtherapee) my post processing WF consists only of IrfanView, GIMP and ExifTool.

[existrandom]

i use GIMP because i can't afford PS like Raid's students... can anyone point me to image editing tutorial for GIMP user online? i understand GIMP cover a lot of the same things of PS, but the interface/ defaults/ settings are quite different

thanks!

[f16sunshine]

Thanks for your replies everyone.
I've decided to throw in the towel. There is not time to get a cd version of any software this computer will actually run. The downloads available are not compatible with this old and tired machine. It's a shame but, not a surprise.

[johannielscom]

Andy,

how are you? Good to see you here!


You could try PixelMator. Designed especially for Mac OSX. Not expensive and downloadable.

[f16sunshine]

Hello Johan
I'm doing much better thank you
The problem I'm having is system requirement. The OS in this machine is OSx 10.4.11. Most everything available online requires OS X 10.6 0r later. I'm afraid this old Laptop is going to become a simple kitchen table net-book for someone. I may need to just lug my big MBP17 for this trip.

[VF101]

Did you try the GIMP versions you can download here?
http://gimp.lisanet.de/Website/Download.html
There is one version downloadable for 10.4.11 ...

This site is linked from the official GIMP homepage, so it should be a valid ressource.

[colyn]

My primary desktop runs PCLinuxOS. I use Gimp, DigiKam, and Raw Studio for all of my image needs. I also have Gimp on my Mac Book Pro..

Currently only Gimp works with Windows and Mac but is an excellent alternative to the over-priced PhotoShop.. It should do whatever you need from it..

[daninjc]

I use GIMP for some post-processing on a mac book pro (actually quite little - most I can do quickly on iphoto). It does everything needed and it's free.
There is a version for Mac Os X 10.4 (can be found online), you need X11 installed.

[Jerkman]

GIMP NOW SUPPORT 16/32BITE ,VUESCAN 16 BITE TO GIMP TO LIGHTROOM/APERTUER

[Contarama]

I have used GIMP for years...can't see why I would pay for PS...there is a very good GIMP forum that is helpful in learning the in and outs of things...

[Ron (Netherlands)]

Had it for quite a long time on a Linux box, but never really got used to its interface although it has quite remarkable possiblities..

[Phil_F_NM]

We now have Darktable working in the open source realm as our always improving version of Lightroom.

http://rangefinderforum.com/forums/s...ight=darktable

Phil Forrest

[stratcat]

Aside from Gimp I also use ImageMagick for quick batch resizing, format conversion, rotations and even simple framing of images.

[btgc]

GIMP, as prohotography for me is a hobby so I can live without commercial tools. It does all I need. And I can donate not pay retail price for something I underutilize.

[bensyverson]

Creative Cloud is only US$30/month right now, and it gives you the entire Adobe lineup. Eventually it will include Lightroom too.

Your time is valuable. Don't waste it wrestling with GIMP.

[daveleo]

I use GIMP for all my image editing, and have used (and loved) Imagemagick commands in other scripts that did this and that, when I was writing scripts.

Non-pro photographers who actually purchase image editing software must have very strong reasons for doing that. I think ?

I also have Darktable loaded but my old brain has too much inertia to explore that without a really really good reason . . . . . . old dogs and new tricks and all that.

@bensyversion . . . that comes to $360 every year to edit pictures. I am not up on the latest software prices, but I imagine you could outright purchase PaintShop or PhotoShop for that much money. . . . ?


PS . . . I use UFRAW for importing RAW images into the GIMP.

[Peter_wrote:]

i use linux + gimp + rawtherapee + darktable.

i am very glad, that such great tools exist.

Originally Posted by tom.w.bn

GIMP = usability hell. You see that this application is designed by programmers.

i found gimp quite easy to use. of course, if u use photoshop for years and try gimp then, it's a bit confusing. but that's the same the other way round too.

[daveleo]

Originally Posted by tom.w.bn

GIMP = usability hell. You see that this application is designed by programmers.

I bought 2 used paperback books and they explain way more than I'll ever need to understand about using the GIMP.
You know they say "different strokes for different folks".

[colyn]

Gimp 2.8 now has single window mode. Why spend hundreds on image editing software when you can do the same for free..

[colyn]

Originally Posted by tom.w.bn

GIMP = usability hell. You see that this application is designed by programmers.

Who do you think designs software??

Gimp is as easy to use as any other image editing software..

[Sean Moran]

I've just discovered this:

http://pixlr.com/

All the best, Sean

[kevin_v]

Originally Posted by colyn

Who do you think designs software??

Gimp is as easy to use as any other image editing software..

Not trying to get too off topic, but, actually, in many large software design projects, there will be a designer or team of designers that draw up the UI. Generally, they specialize in Human-Computer interfaces and probably know how to write code, but still, their main purpose is designing the UI for others to program.

As for GIMP: GIMP was originally built as a semester project at UC Berkeley. Currently, it has a dedicated design team, but it's possible that the original design hampered change - overhauling code can be grueling (I've needed to do it many times before ).

[TXForester]

I use GIMP and like it for most work. I also use Noiseware Community Edition. It's ok for light noise reduction.